Wearing apparel



April 12, 1938. M. MfKoPPEL WEARING APPAREL Fi-led June 12, 1937Patented Apr. 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to pajamasused for both lounging and sleeping purposes.

The principal object of my invention is to so construct the pajamatrousers as to render a pleasing appearance thereto when worn,especially at the closure.

Another object of my invention is to provide against accidental openingof the closure.

Another object of my invention is to construct the closure so as not toreveal the configurations of the underlying body portion and to lengthenthe life of the pajamas by reinforcement at this point.

Other objects of my invention will appear from the followingdescription, it being understood that the above general statement of theobjects of my invention is intended to explain and not to limit same inany manner.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of pajama trousers constructed according tomy invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view, partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig.- 4 is a section'on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, I designates the front flap, which with the inside flap2, makes up the closure portion of the pajamas P. In this particularconstruction it is obvious that the flap I is integral with the leftside of the trousers while the flap 2 is integral with the right sidethereof.

The flap I is cut at its lower end to form the edge 3 and this is sewnto the crotch 3c. The flap I is also sewn to the flap 2 along the line3a and along the line 3b to the crotch 30. This forms a triangular areaof double ply construction useful for concealing the configuration ofthe underlying body parts and to provide reinforcement against wear.

The pajamas are further provided with a belt 40 4 of any constructionwhich may have the elastic portions 5 and 6 to contribute to the fit,comfort and appearance of the trousers.

The flap I is provided with a button-hole I which engages the button 9on the belt. The

45 which engages the button In on the belt.

The construction of the upper edge of the flaps is of particularimportance to my invention. As seen in Fig. 1, the half of the flap I inwhich the 50 button-hole I is formed is cut shorter than the underlyingportion of the flap 2. On the other side, the flap 2 is cut shorter thanthe corresponding section of the flap I as seen in dotted lines in thesame figure. Thus, when the button- 5 hole I is engaged by the button 9,that side of flap I will be held under a certain tension so that itcannot work loose. Similarly, the button III will be drawn up to meetthe button-hole 8 and this flap is further provided with a button-hole awill compensate for any surface irregularities caused by the engagementof the flap I with the longer side of flap 2. This arrangement renders asmooth and flat appearance to the closure by virtue of the tension it isheld under. It is not necessary that the top line of the flaps be thustreated but if desired the button-holes or buttons might be shifted toattain the desired result. Either method in efiect results in the flapbeing cut shorter, and being placed under tension when buttoned, thechances of accidental opening are reduced to a minimum. In addition, theelastic portions 5 and 6 of the belt help to maintain the lateraltension of the flaps so as to contribute to the smooth appearance of theclosure.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention but it is obviousthat numerous changes and omissions may be made without departing fromits spirit. For example, should it be desirable toomit the shortness inthe inside button means, this may be done and it is understood that myinvention covers this variation.

I claim:-

1. In a garment having a crotch, a closure comprising a rear flap, afront flap connected to said rear flap at said crotch and adapted toengage said rear flap at a corner point of said rear flap and at aninside point of said rear flap, the engaging means of said rear flap atsaid corner point being spaced a shorter distance from the crotch alongthe fabric than the complementary engaging means on said front flap, theengaging means of said rear flap at said inside point being spaced alonger distance from the crotch along the fabric than the complementaryengaging means on said front flap.

2. In a garment having a crotch, a closure comprising in combination arear flap, a front flap overlapping said rear flap and adapted to engagesaid rear flap at a corner point of said front flap and at an insidepoint of said front flap, the upper edge of said front flap extendingdiagonally downwardly from the longitudinal axis of the garment in thedirection of said corner point, the upper edge of said rear flapextending diagonally downwardly from the longitudinal axis of thegarment in the direction of said inside point, said corner pointengaging means on said front flap being spaced a shorter distance fromthe crotch along the fabric than its complementary engaging means onsaid rear flap, said inside point engaging means on said front flapbeing spaced a longer distance from the crotch along the fabric than itscomplementary engaging means on said rear flap.

MOSES M. KOPPEL

